The 78th High Table Dinner, a practice in line with UIC’s Liberal Arts Spirit, Whole Person Education and Four Point Philosophy, was held by the Division of Business and Management (DBM) on 21 April. The dinner invited Ms Ivy Cheung, President of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) to share her insights into the accounting profession and her work experience with 150 year one students.
Ms Cheung’s topic was “An Evolving Profession Leads to Success”. She spoke of the development of the accounting profession in mainland China and Hong Kong. Since the financial crisis in 2008, China and Asia have been playing an important role in the global economy. In this context, mainland China and Hong Kong can promote China’s accounting profession on a worldwide level and boost the global economy.
She mentioned that with the development of technology and the application of big data, the accounting profession should adapt to a new environment. She encouraged UIC students to establish themselves in the profession and hoped they will do well in whatever path they choose.
Ms Cheung has more than 20 years of extensive experience in leading and overseeing audit services for companies listed in Hong Kong, mainland China and the US. Her specialised areas include providing audit services for organisations in the public sector and corporations in the property and infrastructure sector.
UIC President Ng Ching-Fai presents a souvenir to Ivy Cheung
At the dinner, Dean of DBM Prof Stella Cho thanked the HKICPA for providing 300,000 HKD every year to support DBM students to attend the Qualification Programme in the last four years. She also revealed that the successful cooperation has led to support renewal from the Institute in the coming three years.
Prof Stella Cho reveals that DBM and HKICPA extend cooperation in the QP Resource Centre
The dinner was also attended by Vice Presidents of HKICPA Mabel M.B. Chan and Eric Tong, lay member of the HKICPA Council appointed by government Tam Wing-pong, as well as UIC’s President Prof Ng Ching-Fai, Vice President Prof Zhang Cong, Associate Vice President Prof Lilian Kwan, Managing Director for Financial Planning and Development Nelson Chan, and Academic Registrar Prof Zhang Genfa.
Reporter: Chris Liu (ATS, Year 4), Zhang Shuhan (IJ, Year 1)
Photographer: Tao Ruixue (IJ, Year 3)
Editor: Deen He
(from MPRO, with special thanks to the ELC)
